[NSRCA-discussion] Help with my Quest 2 landing gear!

[John Konneker]

Jim,
It certainly is worth a try.
I have nothing to loose and it may just save the gear.
I'll flush the area with rubbing alcohol and let it dry overnight.
Then apply thin CA unless someone gives us a more assured solution before 
then.
Thanks a bunch!
JLK


>From: <jivey61 at bellsouth.net>
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>To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Help with my Quest 2 landing gear!
>Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 20:37:59 -0400
>
>John
>I have actually broken a fiberglass gear. It came on a Focus years back. I
>carefully pieced the gear back together meshing the break as close as I
>could and saturated the break with thin CA, The CA was totally absorbed in
>the stringy glass fibers,and I continued to use the gear.I think it was
>stronger than before.
>You just have stress cracks it sounds like and this might work for you.It's
>worth a try.
>
>Jim Ivey
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Konneker" <jlkonn at hotmail.com>
>To: <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 8:06 PM
>Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Help with my Quest 2 landing gear!
>
>
> > I have a Quest 2 I am flying to get back in to pattern after being gone
> > since the '80s.
> > After it's 56th flight today I noticed the landing gear has begun to 
>show
> > cracks.
> > A bad one at one of the gear/fuse mounting holes and some 
>"spiderwebbing"
> > where the gear makes it's bend from the fuse bottom to turn down to form
>the
> > gear leg.
> > I can order another from Ultra RC (I hope) but I'm afraid I will be in 
>the
> > same shape after another 56 flights.
> > The dimensions are:
> > width at fuse    -      4"  approx 100mm
> > width axle hole to axle hole - 13 3/4" or approx 350mm
> > height from axle to fuse  8 1/4" or approx 210mm (this is what the 
>height
> > would be if a plumb was droped from the fuse bottom to the ground...not
>the
> > length of the gear leg)
> > Rearward sweep of the gear is approx 2" or 50mm.
> > Can anyone suggest a carbon replacement (the original is fiberglass).
> > I've checked a couple of the obvious sources like Central and Bolly but 
>no
> > luck.
> > Does anyone know of a gear available from Goldberg, Great Planes, etc?
> > Thanks for wading thru this mess!
> > John L. Konneker
> >
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